L'opium et le bâton

WarfareinAlgeria,25March2015<br/>　　Author:GUENOTPHILIPPE([email protected])fromFrance<br/>　　***Thisreviewmaycontainspoilers***<br/>　　Whatatruemasterpiecespeakingofawarthatveryfewmovieshavetalkedabout.WarinAlgeriawhichFranceisnotsoproudof,ifyoucomparetheUSAandthewarinVietnam.IonlyrememberYvesBoisset'sRASandFlorentEmilioSiri'sL'ENNEMIINTIME,actuallyfrenchproductionstofindanyaccurateandfairpointofviewaboutthishorriblewar.OKthisoneItalkabouttodayisanAlgerianfilm,withsomefrenchactors,butitisverypowerful,describingthefactsastheyreallyoccurred.Thefrenchauthoritiesrepressioninthevillages,theuseofnapalmandotheratrocities.Someweirdediting,wherenorealleadremains.Thestoryfocusesonsomecharacters,forinstanceJean-LouisTrintignant-thefrenchdeserter-ortheYoungArabrebel,andthentheysuddenlyalmostdisappear...Weird,butwhynot?ApowerfulgemfromAlgeriaavailableonyoutubevideoandoldVHStapes.Andonlythere.Unfortunately.ThedirectoralreadygaveusaTVmoviethatIcommentedfiveyearsago:C'ETAITLAGUERRE.Worthtoo.